After decades of absence, once-native grizzly bears have been spotted in the hills north of Chester.
State wildlife officials are asking residents and recreationists of the Sweet Grass Hills to be bear aware after the sighting of a couple of grizzly bears recently.
“We believe there are at least two bears in the Hills,” said Mike Madel, bear management specialist with Fish, Wildlife and Parks, adding the bears were involved in the killing of several sheep.
The Sweet Grass Hills are on the Canadian border north of Chester. The bears were sighted between West Butte and Middle Butte, sometimes ca...
